Narcoleptic Squirrel

Remember I said “kind of”
(meme from Happy Christmas Baby)
Do you have:
(X) your own cell phone
(X) a television in your bedroom (Not yet)
() an iPod or three
(X) a photo printer (it’s our only printer)
(X) your own phone line
() TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(X) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
() a surround sound system in bedroom
(X) DVD player in bedroom see above answer
( X) at least a hundred DVDs (I’m guessing)
(X) a childfree bathroom (both our bathrooms are child-free!)
(X) your own in-house office (which doubles as a guest room)
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(X) a queen-size bed or larger
(X) a stocked bar (AT the moment, it’s very well stocked)
(X) a working dishwasher
(X) an icemaker (we just need to hook it up)
(X) a working washer and dryer
(X) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
() framed original art (not lithographs or prints) something that a friend drew (I would if my mother wouldn’t hoard all my art)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
() a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
() large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
(X) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea (I’m in the land of 10,000 lakes for crying out loud!)
(X) your own pair of skis (well, they’re skiboards)
(X) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area (of course, it depends on how isolated)
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
() a beach house or a vacation house/cabin (It’s the families)
(X) wealthy family members (if only this would qualify me to be wealthy!)
(X) two or more family cars
() a walk-in closet or pantry
(X) a yard
( ) a hammock
() a personal trainer
() good credit
(X ) expensive jewelry (really just the one piece…)
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get (why would I want this???)
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
() more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
(X) a stock portfolio
(X) a passport (which reminds me, I need to dig that bad boy up)
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund
(X) private medical insurance
(X) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans (thank the gods!)
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
() do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
() go on weekend mini-vacations (But I sure do talk about it)
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don’t need the money OR
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you in a taxi
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
() an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
() baffled/surprised when you don’t get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(X) traveled out of the country
(X) met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
(X) been to Europe
() been to Hawaii
(X) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
(X) been to the Mall of America
(X ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
(X) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
(X) moved more than three times because you wanted to
() dined with local political figures
(X) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
(X) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
() take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List 3 neat facts, 2 births and 1 death in your journal, including the year.
October 25
R.C. Saints – Feast day of Saints Crispin and Crispian; Six Welsh martyrs and companions; forty martyrs of England and Wales
1760 – George III becomes King of Great Britain
2006 – The Brandon Show, a weekly college survival televion show, declares “National Zombie Day” across college campuses. College students play Zombies vs. Humans as they count down the days until Halloween.
1881 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
1959 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress
1993 – Vincent Price, American actor (b. 1911)
And, what I was going to put for my death is not on wikipedia. Paul Wellstone. Let’s just say that was a shitty birthday.

1. Initials: AMH
2. Birthday: 10/25
3. Favorite fruit? strawberries
4. For or against same sex marriage? for
5. Are you allergic to anything? penicillin, beef
6. Are you bisexual? I find women attractive to some degree, but could never have a real love type relationship with one.
7. Have you ever slept in someone elses clothes? yes
8. How many U.S states have you been to? 18 (give or take)
9. How many of the U.S states have you lived in? 2
10. Have you ever lived outside the U.S? not yet
11. Name something physical you like about yourself? my waist
12. Something non-physical you like about yourself. my spunky attitude
13. Do you have any pets? 4 cats
14. What is your dream car? my current dream car would be a convertible beetle…old or new. Or if I were to be practical, a volvo.
15. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? LONDON
17. Are you bipolar? I’m a bipolar bear, yo.
18. What dream car do you want your spouse to drive? a mini…so I could borrow it
20. Where would you want to go on a first date? Ummm…since I probably will never go on a first date again, I don’t know. But, I would hope for the boy to ask, and to come up with something creative where we could get to know each other. Hence no movies, or plays, and no chain restaurants, please.
22. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally? Yeah…my favorite was G singing 4am by OLP to me when I was at that place between waking and sleeping. I still shiver whenever I hear that song.
23. Ever kissed under fireworks? Yes. *sigh* I miss the days of the Taste of MN fireworks over the state capitol building.
24. Do you like president Bush? If by “like” you mean “despise” and “don’t trust” then yes, I do.
25. Have you ever bungee jumped? Nope.
26. Have you ever white water rafted? another nope.
27. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you? Yes, and far older than that, and ten years in the other direction. And, I’ve dated someone 10 years older than I.
30. Are you racist? nope.
31. What song are you listening to right now? None.
33. What was the last movie you watched? In a theater, V for Vendetta. In general, True Romance
35. Where was the last place you went besides your house? My Full time job.
36. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else’s property? No.
37. Have you ever hit on someone of the same sex? No, but I’ve responded positively to being hit on by hot chicks.
39. What’s the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Eyes
40. What’s your favorite body part of the opposite sex? arms
41. What do you usually order from Starbucks? Starbucks is the devil, and I refuse to drink teh swill they try to pass off as coffee. If I am at a real coffee house, I drink black coffee or a dry, skim, cappucino
44. Say something totally random about yourself?
45. Do you have an iPod? No.
46. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? Not until recently, when someone pointed out that I look just like Natasha Melnick (look for an upcoming post with side by side photos. And, I’ll give a teaser. She used to have long, straight red hair. Now her hair is blonde and cropped. Damn eerie)
47. Do you have freckles? Only about a million.
49. Are you comfortable with your height? Yeah, but I would like to be at least 5 inches taller.
50. Do you like someone right now? maybe…shh, it’s a secret
51. How tall are you? 5’7″
52. Do you speak any other language besides english? I speak some french, and ASL. I’ve never really been able to practice either to keep up on them 🙁
55. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Once, when I was in one of my closest friend’s wedding
56. Has anyone you were really close to passed away? Yes…
57. Do you watch MTV ? I don’t have cable to watch it.
58. What’s something that really annoys you? I’m going to assume that whoever wrote these questions was looking for plural things. Stupidity annoys me. People who don’t think outside themselves. People taking their personal issues out on others annoys me. When people bitch about things they aren’t willing to do anything about. My car alarm is really fecking annoying me right now. My neighbors tend to annoy me. It annoys me that in MN they apparently don’t teach merging in driver’s ed (pick your spot, and accelerate to the speed of traffic. Not rocket science!!) Giant SUVs that get single digit gas mileage (especially Hummers and avalanches. Not only do they suck, they are ugly)
59. What are some things you really like? Good public transportation. Kitties. Finding the guy that was made for me. Jameson. People who do nice things for others without expecting anything in return. People who are willing to risk everything for happiness. Good films/television/theatre. Talented people. Hugs. The smell of autumn. The smell of spring. a perfectly fitting bra.
60. Do you like Michael Jackson? I liek him well enough. I think he suffers from being so talented that he’s crazy.
61. Are you gay? Sometimes. Sometimes I’m sad.
62. Ever been in a wreck? More than one.
63. Do you know how to pump gas? ummm…yeah…
64. Do you drive? Yes, but I don’t like it.
65. Do you have any tattoos? When I hit my goal BF %, I am getting a raven on my back.
66. Any piercings? Earlobes
67. Were you ever rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room? Yes. It’s really not fun.
68. Have you ever been dared to do something you didn’t want to do? Isn’t that the point of a dare????
69. What’s your favorite state to live in or want to live? Illinois (Chicago)
70. If there was one person who would be like your twin who would it
be? G is pretty darn close…we share a brain..it’s frightening, really. But, it’s a good thing we aren’t twins, because then it would be a creepy flowers in the attic thing…ick.

Since I have too much going through my mind to choose one thing to post about, I give you a quick meme…
1. Have you ever been searched by the cops? Not really. though my friends car got searched by customs when we were driving into Canada once.
2. Do you close your eyes on roller coaster? No
3. When’s the last time you’ve been sledding? Ummm…errr…good question…
4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone? I like sleeping with my sweetie.
5. Do you believe in ghosts? Hecks yeah.
6. Do you consider yourself creative? Yes
7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife? I don’t know
8. Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? J. A.
10. Do you know how to play poker? Nope
11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight? Yep…72 actually.
12. What’s your favorite commercial? Hmmmm….I don’t know. I always FF through them.
13. Who was your first TRUE love? a boy named Tim.
14. If you’re driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around
you, do you run a red light? Nope.
15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you? Not that I can think of.
16. Chicago Cubs or St. Louis Cardinals? Cubs, yo.
17. Have you ever been Ice Skating? No
18. How often do you remember your dreams? almost every night.
19. When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried? Sometime within the last week…but I can’t remember at what.
20. Can you name 5 songs by The Beatles? Not under pressure!
21. What’s the one thing on your mind? I don’t want to go to work after this.
22. Do you believe in love at first sight? yes.
23. Do you know who Ba-Ba-Booey is? No
24. Do you always wear your seat belt? Yes, unless I’m in the back seat, and it’s only a lap belt.
25. What talent do you wish you had? a good singing voice.
26. Do you like Sushi? yes.
27. Have you ever narrowly avoided a fatal accident? I was in an accident that could have been fatal, hence my answer to #24.
28. What do you wear to bed? Usually just panties. Sometimes nothing. Sometimes PJ’s if I’m chilly.
29. Been caught stealing? Yes.
30. Does size matter? No.
31. Do you truly hate anyone? No.
32. Rock or Rap? Some of both.
33. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be? Christian Bale.
34. Do you know anyone in jail? No.
35. Have you ever sang in the shower? Yes.
37. What food do you find disgusting? Beef. It literally makes me sick.
39. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back? Yes…but I’ve either already done it to their face, or I do it later to their face.
40. Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew? Yes, but I rarely am put in that position.
Ugh, a quick snack and off to work. So not looking forward to it.

So, I found this link today, where you draw a house and it tells you what your personality is like based on your drawing. Here’s what it had to say:
Based on your drawing and the 10 answers you gave this is a summary of your personality:
Your house tells the world that you ought to be a leader. You are a freedom lover and a strong person. You love your house and family. You are a gifted artist as well. Once you have a problem, you need a friend with you. Your life is always full of changes. You are very tidy person. There’s nothing wrong with that because you’re pretty popular among friends. .
You will avoid being alone and seek the company of others whenever possible. You love excitement and create it wherever you go. You see the world as it is, not as you believe it should be.
You added a flower into your drawing. The flower signifies that you long for love. It also safe to say that others don’t see you as a flirt. You don’t think much about yourself
I think it is pretty well on, except the last part. I am such a flirt and I have love. I don’t see why me having a flower garden means this…hmmmm…

So, what do you all think…is this me?
OCTOBER – Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to takes
things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Sexy. Gets angry often.
Treats friends importantly. Always making new friends. Easily hurt but
recovers easily. Day dreamer. Loyal. Opinionated. Does not care what
others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel,
the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Honest, does not
pretend. Concerned. Love s outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily
influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children???????
I think outside of loving children…it is pretty accurate. Although there are three children I love…so maybe that counts? Even if one of them is *gasp* a TEENAGER!

Yeah, it’s three days into the new year. Since I’m home with a sore throat, and everyone on LJ is doing it, here I go!
1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
I’m really not comfortable sharing that with the rest of the class
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I usually just set goals, and I set them at my birthday. I missed the mark on last year’s for a few reasons. However, I have lots of goals for me by my next birthday, and hecks yeah, I am keeping them!!
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Who hasn’t? Angie, Steph, Heather, Sylvia…please tell me this isn’t contagious!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not that i recall. Whew.
5. What countries did you visit?
I stayed in the US of A. I visited new states, though…does that count??
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
All my ducks in a row.
7. What date(s) from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Sadly I don’t remember the date, but rushing G to the ER stands out. October 22/23, and November 3…because those three really impacted some of my relationships.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Making it through the year? I really didn’t achieve much, unless you count winning the Movieoke Idol contest?
9. What was your biggest failure?
Letting down someone I care about.
10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
The flu twice, bronchitis, some unexplained severe stomach pain that had me in the ER, passing out and getting a mild concussion…you know, the usual…
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My Bride of Frankenstein Dress

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Everyone who has taken the time out to do something kind for someone else.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The usual suspects, and me
14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills, paying off debt…
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting back into theatre, meeting my friends of the Fab Five, my Bride of Frankenstein Dress…
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
Only-Nine Inch Nails
Send Me an Angel-Zeromancer
Precious-Depeche Mode
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? about the same
ii. thinner or fatter? about the same
iii. richer or poorer? about the same
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
auditioning and getting cast, working out, sewing
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
working a day job
20. How did you spend Christmas?
with G and the kitties
21. Did you fall in love in 2005?
Yes, if G counts, since I fall for him a little more all the time. And, I did meet a couple of people, that while I’m not in love with them, I do love them now.
22. How many one-night stands?
If we are talking about actual sex, hecks no…
23. What was your favorite TV program?
My Name is Earl, Gilmore Girls
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I try not to waste the energy on that level of negativity.
25. What was the best book you read?
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, The House of Sand and Fog
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Zeromancer
27. What did you want to get?
My kitchen and bathroom remodeled…which will have to happen this year.
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Too many options…can’t pick just one… (among the contenders…Batman Begins, Sin City, King Kong
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25. We had a big party, and I drank too much. Did I mention I’m only 25? Because I totally am. Only 25, I mean…
30. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
The Fab Five
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
The same as it is every year. Clothes that fit and flatter in a wide array of styles, and staying away from anything hideous.
32. What kept you sane?
Ummm…since I wasn’t sane, then I guess nothing.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don’t know. There are a lot of people doing some amazing things, I can’t really put just one above the others. Though, I did fall for Tilda Swinton…Seeing her in Constantine started it, and seeing her in Narnia finished it
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Bush, and all the crap he is trying to get away with…the mayoral election of 2005.
35. Who did you miss?
My close friends, Leanna and LaLa who moved away. My family, especially my niece and nephews. My G whenever we are apart.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
It’s a tie…Ben and Chris
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Think about how your actions will effect others, and know when to say when.

So, I saw this neato list of questions on Playapixie, and thought they were so cool, I want to answer them! yay for exclamation points!
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT
BE?
Not a subdivision? I don’t know where beyond that. Someplace with a cool view, maybe in chicago, overlooking lake MI and postioned so that we can see the city also. It would have to be open, and would only contain partition walls (meaning walls that don’t go all the way to the ceiling, like about 8′ high or so, not that they would be cubicle style). Any windows would be floor to ceiling and abundant. i would love the new Andersen windows that you can make opaque or project stuff on them. bamboo or cork floors. This is a fantasty house right?
2. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
PJ pants, or yoga pants. I could live in them.
3. FAVORITE PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Arms…I like thin arms, not flabby, but not muscleman like either.
4. WHAT’S THE LAST CD THAT YOU BOUGHT?
Ummm…I think Scarlet’s Walk by Tori Amos. It’s been a while, but there are a ton that I want.
5. WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE?
Bed, so warm…full of kitties…
6. WHERE’S YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PLACE TO BE?
Work…
7. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE MASSAGED?
If someone wants to massage me, i’ll take it anywhere!
8. WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT, STRONG IN MIND OR STRONG IN
BODY?
Both are good. But, I would have to say that if I can’t have a good discussion with someone, then it doesn’t matter what else they’ve got.
9. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
If it’s up to me, noon, if it’s for work, 7ish.
10. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
My antique blender and my kitchenaid mixer.
11. WHAT MAKES YOU REALLY ANGRY?
Intolerance.
12. If YOU COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Guitar…maybe piano. I used to play flute and saxophone…but never loved playing them.
13. FAVORITE COLOR?
Red, any shade thereof..
14. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV?
That depends…if we’re talking cute little SUV’s, I like those, and there are some cute sports cars that I like…hmm…
15. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE?
yes, I think our souls keep going on their own paths, each new life based on the achievements of the last.
16. FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOK?
Anything by Chris van Allsburg
17. FAVORITE SEASON?
Fall, followed by spring
18. WHAT’S YOUR LEAST FAVORITE HOUSEHOLD CHORE?
Laundry, followed by dishes
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT
BE?
ummm…the ability to look like a hot super hero…
20. DO YOU HAVE ANY TATTOOS? WHAT/WHERE?
No, but I want one super badly…
21. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
Nope, and I have tried many, amny times…
22. NAME THE ONE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU
COULD GO BACK AND TALK WITH?
No. But, if I could talk to anyone at all, it would hands down be Gandhi.
23. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE DAY?
Any day that I don’t have to work..
24. WHAT’S LYING ON YOUR DRESSER RIGHT NOW?
Uh…a lot of stuff….
25. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Sushi…I’m allergic to beef….
26. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
All of them.
27. IF YOU COULD PICK WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING, WHAT
WOULD YOU DO?
I would be an actor/artist/crafter, and not be a barista…